At 4:30 p.m. on November 22, 1938, the "Tingwen Case" broke out in the Shanghai Public Concession that shocked China and the rest of the world.

According to the on-site exploration of the patrol house and the interview with eyewitnesses, the general scene at that time was described:

A convoy of four cars was passing through South Sri Road when it suddenly exploded in front and behind, and from the angle and effect of the explosion, it was clear that it had been carefully placed.

The effect of the explosion was extremely alarming, which caused the destruction of the front and rear cars on the spot.

The attackers then used machine guns, submachine guns, and even hand grenades.

The convoy was attacked by surprise and was powerless.

And the assassin behaved very ferociously.

They came with the intention of leaving no one alive.

They rushed to the convoy and restocked each car.

Judging by the warheads at the scene, the assassins emptied at least two magazines each.

And at the time of evacuation, he did not forget to throw two grenades into each car, which had long been out of life.

This makes it very difficult to identify the victims after the fact.

In the end, after painstaking verification work, it was confirmed that one of the victims was Wen Zongyao, president of the Legislative Yuan of the Nanjing Restoration Government!

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was shocked. The Japanese are frightened, and the people are excited!

On the 23rd, the Chongqing Nationalist Government sent a congratulatory telegram from the chairman of the National People's Committee, in which he said that after this battle, the confidence of the people in resisting the war to the end would be greatly boosted, the souls of the traitors and the ugly souls of the people would be captured, and the hearts of the people in the occupied areas would be stabilized......

In short, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee personally commended the award, which is already the highest honor of the Shanghai Hidden Area of the Military Control Bureau!

Dai Li's commendation telegram also arrived, and there were two copies in total.

One is for the Shanghai Hidden Area of the Military Command Bureau, and it is some official commendation texts. There is also a separate copy for Meng Shaoyuan.

There are only two words of commendation on it:

"Very good!"

Then, followed by another line of words:

"Reward those who participate in the action with meritorious service 20,000 yuan!"

What about money?

Only telegrams, no money!

"What the fuck, playing karate?"

Meng Shaoyuan scolded stupidly: "Reward 20,000? What about money? There is only a telegram, but you can't see the money, isn't it clear that I want to pay for it? I'll make the money together, a good man, Mr. Dai does it? ”

Wu Jingyi couldn't help laughing.

In this world, the only person who can cure Young Master Meng is probably Director Dai, right?

……

Kenji Dohihara doesn't know what to say anymore.

Wen Zongyao is dead?

Wen Zongyao is dead again?

Kenji Tohihara can only use the word "again".

Kill whoever you want?

The military command has simply moved to the point of lawlessness!

Full Investigation!

But where do you start?

"There is a person, maybe there is a suspicion."

Yanagawa Kangchun, who was in charge of personally solving the case, said with some difficulty: "Meng Baifeng! ”

"Well, go on."

"At that time, Meng Baifeng also stayed in the New Asia Hotel, and he also had a hot fight with Sugawara Tomoko, I secretly interrogated Sugawara Tomoko, and from her mouth, I got some information."

"Yes, why did Meng Baifeng suddenly appear in the New Asia Hotel? What is his real purpose? Why was Wen Zongyao's whereabouts quickly revealed as soon as he moved in? It was possible for him to get this information. ”

Kenji Dohihara frowned: "But the strange thing is that he took the initiative to report his whereabouts to me again, for fear that others would not know that he went to the New Asia Hotel, for fear that he would not become a suspect, and there was no hiding at all." ”

I thought about it for a while: "Immediately arraignment...... No, bring Meng Baifeng here immediately. Yanagawa Jun, you go in person, you must be polite, this person is famous, has a wide range of connections, and I heard that he didn't have a good temper when he was young, in case, we suspect that it is wrong, it will cause a lot of trouble. It will even affect Wang Jingwei's decision. ”

"Got it, I'll go myself."

"Also, get ready the machines we just shipped to Shanghai."

……

Meng Baifeng, who was sitting in front of Kenji Dohihara, was still so calm and calm, stuffed tobacco in his pipe, took a puff, and then said:

"Your Excellency Tu Feiyuan, you found me for Wen Zongyao's assassination, right? I'm a suspect? ”

"Ah, no, no, how could Mr. Meng be a suspect?" Kenji Dohihara was a little embarrassed: "It's just that as soon as Mr. Meng stayed in the New Asia Hotel, Wen Zongyao was stabbed the next day, and there were some coincidences, so I looked for Mr. Meng to figure out some things." ”

"It's just proof of my suspicions." Meng Baifeng said lightly: "Okay, I admit that Wen Zongyao's assassination is indeed related to me!" ”

Yes!

Kenji Dohihara and Yasumi Yanagawa looked at each other, this question, and they actually took the initiative to admit it?

Kenji Dohihara's inner doubts were even worse: "Mr. Meng, please don't joke about this matter. ”

"Are you kidding? How can anyone splash dirty water on their heads? Meng Baifeng's gaze fell on a strange machine in the room, and a person sitting behind the machine:

"What is this?"

"Ah, Mr. Meng, tell me about the new technology." Kenji Dohihara immediately said, "This is imported from the United States, and it is called a 'multi-recorder', also known as a 'Kira tester', or ...... Lie Tester! ”

Lie Tester, Lie Detector!

The first practical sill was created in 1921 by John F. It was invented by A. Larsen, who was a medical student at the University of California at the time.

The machine, named "Multi-Recorder", was invented by combining a blood pressure monitor and a breathometer, and was able to continuously record blood pressure and respiration.

In 1926, American inventor Leonard Kira patented another polygraph. Kira was the first practical polygraph to be invented by combining a Larsen-style polygraph and a GSR device.

Meng Baifeng became curious: "Lie Tester? Can this machine detect if it is a lie? ”

"This is our Doctor of Science and Tian Mahe. Let him introduce you to it. ”

Hetian Mahe was expressionless: "We specially purchased this new instrument from the United States, and after many tests, the accuracy rate cannot be achieved with 100%, but most of the lies can still be detected through scientific judgment." ”

Meng Baifeng pressed out the pipe: "Then it's just right, let me be an experimenter." ”

Kenji Dohihara was worried about how to make this request without angering Meng Baifeng, but now he actually took the initiative to apply, and he couldn't ask for it: "Mr. Meng, how can you be embarrassed......

"Alright, don't use this set." Meng Baifeng stood up and walked in front of the lie detector: "What lie tester have you prepared here, isn't it just to use against me?" ”

……

"Mr. Meng, then, let's get started?"

"Let's get started."

"Name?"

"Meng Baifeng."

"Age?"

“45。”

"Gender?"

Meng Baifeng looked at himself: "What do you say?" ”

"Please."

"Male."

"Alright, Mr. Meng, please tell you a lie."

Meng Baifeng thought for a while, and then looked at Hetian Mahe: "Dr. Hetian, you are very handsome." ”

Mahe Wada couldn't cry or laugh: "You are lying, but please don't make fun of me again...... So, let's get started now. Mr. Meng Baifeng, are you a military commander? ”

"It's not!"

"Has anyone assigned you to lurk with us?"

"Assigned? Who can assign me? The chairman of the committee is my dear friend, Mr. Wang is my confidant, and Dai Li has received my kindness, who is qualified to appoint me? ”

"Is Wen Zongyao's assassination case related to you?"

"Of course it is, I've admitted it."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

"Please tell everyone." Hetian Mahe looked serious: "How did you do it?" Why are you doing this? ”

"Yes."

Meng Baifeng was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "I know that Wen Zongyao has arrived in Shanghai, and he has been taken out of the Japanese control area by His Excellency Tu Feiyuan, so he must be staying in the New Asia Hotel." I observed that the security guards on the second floor were the tightest, and then I deliberately approached Sugawara Tomoko, and from her mouth, I got enough information to judge the day Wen Zongyao left......"

He spoke up without reservation.

Yanagawa Yasumi really couldn't help it: "Since you are not a member of the military command, you are not a hidden spy, why do you want to do this?" ”

"Women, or rights." Meng Baifeng replied lightly: "I have a lot of women, so I only have one possibility to do this, right." Mr. Wang will sooner or later establish an orthodox national government, and I have been staring at the position of president of the Judicial Yuan for a long time. Wen Zongyao is my biggest competitor, and if I get rid of him, there will be no one to compete with me anymore. ”

It took Kenji Tsuchihara to react for a long time: "You, you're just for this reason?" ”

"That's a big reason." Meng Baifeng's face was serious: "You are a China expert, Your Excellency Tu Feiyuan, in the history of China, for the sake of rights, there are too many things in the mountains and blood of corpses, what is the point of killing someone?" People who are willing to serve the Japanese Empire are all over the place, and what is the loss of Wen Zongyao? I called directly to the Shanghai office of the military commander and told them the exact news that Wen Zongyao had left the hotel, and they took care of the rest. ”

The people in the room were unbelievable.

"One last question." Yanagawa Kangchun felt a little ridiculous: "Did you directly contact Meng Shaoyuan?" ”

"Yes."

"What's your relationship with him? Subordinate relationship? Or something else? ”

Meng Baifeng sighed:

"It is undeniable that Meng Shaoyuan is a very good person, and I wish he was my son. My surname is Meng, and his surname is Meng, Your Excellency Tu Feiyuan, do you remember what I told you, if I could have such an excellent son, maybe I would really join the military command. ”

Kenji Dohihara's gaze fell on Wada Mahe.

Wada Mahe turned off the machine: "What he said is all the truth, and I can't even find any trace of lying." ”

"As I said, I'm an honest person." Meng Baifeng re-lit his pipe.

He really is an honest man.

From beginning to end, he didn't tell a single lie, and every word he said was true.